Trachycardium egmontianum
| Trachycardium egmontianum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Cardiidae |
| Genus: | Trachycardium |
| Species: | T. egmontianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachycardium egmontianum (Shuttleworth, 1856) | |
Trachycardium egmontianum, or the Florida prickly cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Florida.[1]
References
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 56.